Nghe An farmers in the season of collecting earthworms

Huy Thu• December 15, 2020 14:01

(Baonghean.vn) - The monsoon season comes at the same time as the days when earthworms float to the surface of the fields. Farmers in Hung Nguyen stay up all night in the rain and cold wind to collect earthworms.

These days, despite heavy rain and windcoldAt midnight, in the fields of Chau Nhan and Hung Loi communes (Hung Nguyen), the lights of people hunting were still on.earthwormsPhoto: Huy Thu

In the rain and wind, farmers going to the fields to hunt for earthworms must wear warm clothes, raincoats, and all sorts of things like buckets, basins, rackets, nets... "On sunny days, hunting for earthworms is less difficult, but in the rain and wind like this, going to the fields at night is very difficult" - a woman from Chau Nhan commune said. Photo: Huy Thu

During the rươi season, farmers here often stretch nets in the fields, but every night they go to the fields they have to fix the net (a tool to catch rươi) to make sure it is secure. Photo: Huy Thu

During the season of the earthworms, the earthworms float to the surface of the fields twice a month, but on days when the water rises, people stay up every night to watch for the earthworms, because they do not know exactly when they will appear. Anyone who misses the opportunity to have the earthworms appear in the fields considers it a loss. Photo: Huy Thu

People who hunt for earthworms often have to stand in the fields to build banks, fix nets, and collect earthworms... On these rainy and windy nights, hunting earthworms is really hard because they have to soak in the freezing cold water. Photo: Huy Thu

People who hunt for worms often have to keep a net in the corner of their field to catch them in time. When the water recedes, the worms in the field will flow with the water and be gathered in the net. Each time they pour out the net, the interval is about 1-15 minutes. Photo: Huy Thu

According to people's experiencelocalDuring the whole season, each field of worms usually has a dense swarm once, people call it a "festival" of worms. On the night of hunting worms, people from whichever field has a lot of worms gather to watch. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha (50 years old) in Chau Nhan commune said that her family has 3 sao of rice fields. This season, she has been out in the fields to watch the rice field worms for several days, but on the night of December 14, the rice field worms had a "congress", and her family was able to collect more than 40 kg of rice field worms.

Chau Nhan and Hung Loi communes have hundreds of hectares of rice fields where the earthworms can be harvested. The earthworms here are fat, yellow, of good quality, and have a good price on the market. Each earthworm season, the fields also bring the people a good source of income. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, rươi is sold wholesale at the field for 400,000 VND/kg. Farmers can bring rươi to the field and have traders come to buy it, without having to take it to the market. Every night, although they have to stay up to watch over the rươi, braving the cold wind and rain, any family with many fields and a good harvest of rươi can earn millions of dong. Photo: Huy Thu